Tweet Your Way to College with KFC

et her way to higher education? KFC – yes, the fast food chicken chain – is offering a $20,000 scholarship to any high school senior who can, in 140 characters or less, Tweet why they "exemplify Colonel Sanders' commitment to education and enriching their communities, and why they are deserving of a college scholarship" using Twitter, the social media site.

Yeah, really: $20,000. The competition runs through Nov. 26 – that's next Friday – and the winner will be announced on Dec. 1. There are rules, of course, and paperwork to deal with. You can find all that information on the KFC web site. To be eligible, a student must:

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• Graduate from high school this academic year (Aug. 31, 2011)
• Earn a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.75
• Plan to pursue a bachelor's degree at a public, in-state college or university (start no later than Sept. 30, 2011)
• Be a US citizen or permanent resident

The scholarship is part of the KFC Colonel's Scholars Program, which has awarded $5 million in scholarships to kids all over the country. Twenty-thousand bucks isn't chicken feed. Start Tweeting.